I need to get this current manuscript
completed by the end of June.
To do this,
I put my head down,
ignored everything else
and focused.
Good, right?
No.
Because I forgot to ask
someone active in the ‘loop’
to keep me posted
on significant changes.
I almost missed the changed entry deadline
for an award I’m very interested
in Invisible winning.
Being out of the loop
could have been a costly mistake.
As you think about
heading to the cottage
or on that summer road trip
or cutting yourself off from the world
to finish that project,
put a trusted someone
in charge of notifying you
when big changes happen.
Take that person’s calls/emails/letters.
She will be your connection to the loop.
Don’t cut yourself off completely.